part one:
in high school, my best friend and I had this journal that we would pass back and forth to work on for fun. our favorite pass time was cutting things out of magazines. we decided that we needed a place for all of the things that we had collected (and continued to collect) so we created this journal.

here are a few of the pages:

we had so much fun working on it together during sleepovers or looking for all of the new fun things that showed up on various pages when the other one of us had it for a few days.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Ephesians 1: 18-19 "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power {for us who believe}. That power is the same as the mighty strength"

Ephesians has always been my favorite book of the Bible. Each time I read it I feel as though I am reading something that I never have before. Right now, in a bible study, we are going through Beth Moore's Believing God work book study and I am loving it. Dwelling in this verse right now and the power and weight that it carries along with so many truths that can be uncovered. Working on believing God is who he says He is and He can do what He says He can do.

anyone else gone through this work book before? Just finishing up week 1 but I am so excited for what is to come! I've read the book before but this is a whole new wonder!!

Monday, November 8, 2010

"And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God… "

-Chris Tomlin

what if we really believed this to be true? what if we acted like it was true?what if we lived like it was true?

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I've been craving crafting a lot lately (hence etsy shop...) and needed a new space to spread out and be inspired. soo I did a little re-arranging.. It's not quite there yet but I'm working on it.

I felt like I needed to create a new space. Sometimes organizing is about taking what you have and moving it around in the space it's already in, sometimes it's about getting rid of lots of things, and sometimes it's about figuring out a way to better use your space.

We have an office.. and in that office were 2 desks, one for me and one for my husband. Makes sense right?

Well.. the only thing I do at my desk is play on my computer.. which is silly because I have a lap top and end up bringing it into other areas of the house.

I was crafting using every other surface in my home and it just wasn't really working for me.

SO I recreated it all...

BEFORE:

(ugly... tucked away in lots of boxes)

new craft space in our guest bedroom:

MUCH better. the space is so inviting for me and I love working there!